Music-roll carton



A. A. HUSEBY.

MUSIC ROLL CAR-TON. APPLlcAJ'rIoN FILED FEB. 5.1919.

Patented Sept. 30, 1919.

TMB CuLUMmA PLANouR/wn co., WASHINGTON. D. c.

MUSIC-ROLL CARTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 30, 1919.

Application filed February 5, 1919. Serial No. 275,093.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALBERT A. HUSEBY, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Music-Roll Cartons, ofwhich the following is 4a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cartons, having reference moreparticularly to that class of cartons used to contain music rolls forself -playing instruments, such as player-pianos. In Letters Patent No.1,290,750 granted to me Jan. 7, 1919, I have' disclosed a carton formusic rolls of the gen eral type above referred to; and the generalpurpose of the present invention is to provide certain improvements inthe carton of my aforesaid patent, and in cartons of the general typeshown in said patent. More specifically, one Object 0f the presentinvention is Yto provide, in association with means for partiallywithdrawingthe music roll when the endflid or cover is opened, means forautomatically centering the forward end of the roll relatively to theend opening of the carton so as to insure the closing of the lid orcover, when the musicroll is replaced, without interference from thehead of the spool.,v Another object is to provide, in a carton of thischaracter, an improved means for automatically fastening the end lid orcover, when closed to the body ofthe carton, so as to prevent dangerofthe cover flying open and allowing the music roll to fall out when thecarton is carelessly handled or tipped in such a manner as to allow theroll to Slide out. This fastening means is of such a character that itmay readily be released by the finger of thel user in the same operationby which the lid or cover is swung to open position, partiallywithdrawing the music roll.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be readily understoodand appreciated by those skilled in the art from the following detaileddescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein Ihaveillustrated -a practical and approvedV embodiment of the invention,and in which- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section, showing indotted lines a music roll in the carton, and with the cover of thelatter closed; y

Fig. 2 is a similar view, broken off at the rear end, and showing thecover open and the music roll partly withdrawn;

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectionon the line 3-3 of Fig. l,l andillustrating thel attach ments on the inner side of the cover forpartially withdrawing the music roll, centering the latter during theclosing ope-ration, and automatically fasteningthe cover when closed;

Fig. 4 is a front end elevation of the carton with the cover closed andfastened;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a sheet metal blank from which is rformed anintegral member that is attached to the inner surface of the cover andprovides a hook for partially withdrawing the roll, a centering means,and a support or socket for a spring-closed latchbar by which the coveris fastened in closed position.

Referring to the drawing, 5 designates as an entirety the rectangularbody of the carton, and 6 designates the end cover or lid that isattached at its lower edge to the for- Vward edge of the bottom wall ofthe body by a hinge member k7 of cloth, leather or like flexible.material. 8 designates the body and 9 the heads of `anordinarymusic-roll spool of the type used in player-pianos and similarself-playing instruments.

Referring to Fig. 5, B designates as an entirety a blank of tin or otherthin sheet metal which is cut to the shape shown and is then bent on thedotted lines so as to providea body strip or plate 10, an inwardlyextending hook consisting of the horizontal and vertical portions ll andl2, the latter being .preferably folded on itself to pro-vide a lip ofdouble thickness, and a pair of inwardly extending substantiallyparallel lugs or wings 13 flanking the ends of the body and hookportions and lying yin planes at right angles to the latter. From thebody strip 10 are cut triangular teeth 14 that pierce the lid 6 and arebent againsttheouter face of the latter, thereby strongly securingy thebody and hook portions of the attachment to the cover; and on the endsof the wings or lugs 13 are formed similar teeth l5 that in the samemanner pierce the cover 6 and are bent bent a sleeve 16 that forms asocket or holder. for the integral stem 17 of"a`y 'spring-Wire latch-bar18, which latter extends across a notch or finger-hold 19 that is cut inthe upper free edge oi' the cover 6. Near its free end the latch-bar 18carries an upwardly bent portion 19 confined againstthecovery byl endcover, said cover having attached ,therea guide 20 and terminating atits free end in a hook 21. f This ho'ok coperates with an L-shapedcatchor keeperQfZ, secured to the top walll of the carton body, `as bestshown in Figs-1, and 3, and automatically engaging with the latterunderthe elasticity of the latch-bar. and 4its i integralistein orvshank as the cover is swung toY closed position.

In the 'closedposition of the cover; with: the cartonfloaded,-tlie hook11, 12 lies bep Y l K -to an' iiiwai-clly`--extendin`g*hook adapted toiieathand.fbehindlV the periphery of the' adjacent head` lof the spoolsiulpporti'ng the latter, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. These car'- Y tonsare usually stored or filed in superposed rOWs Sinaai cabinet 14 orfrack ,3' andwhen the rolllisi to bewithdrawn,fthe'iinger isinsertedethrough' the notchfor' hole 19, depressing thenlat'ch-.bar 1`18 to the dotted V'line l position shown inl Fig.` 3; and the cover isswung ,downwardly Vto the horizontal position shown inV Fig. 2..' Bymeans-oi:l the hook the spool is..partiallywithdrawn,-as shown in Fig.2, to a position in which it may be readilygraspedby thefthumb andlfingers l of theV user` and withdrawn.V Wien' the 'roll is replacedVitv is inserted to the position shown in fF ig.-2, Aand the lid issimply swung upwardly to the `eclosed 4position shown in Fig. 1.'.During this operation the lugs or wings=l3 lie. onfopposite. sides ofthe spoolheadandpreVentthe llatter'from rolling to either side .to 'suchan extent as to bring the marginal portions ofthe head `between thecover-and the vertical edges or' tliey'sidev wallsv of .the box, @thusllproperly' centering the head ofthe spool so as to insure the entranceofthe lattertlirough the open end of the box; y'As the cover nears itsfully closed .position-the inclined rearside of the hook .21 slides4verthe catch or keeper 22 and springs, `up into Vlocking positionbehind the latteigwas'. shown in Fig-B, thus preventing. the cover fromaccidentally flyingz open while the cartonfis being handled. Thisautomatic .fastening feature is of great importance` in; music-rollcartons of this character, because preventing the rolls fromaccidentally slidingout the carton when the latter is, tipped with itscover vend downwardly,V and so saving injury and breakage of the rollsfrom this cause, vrwhich is a frequentoccurrence in music-rollboxes orcartons cfs-this general type.

It is believed that the structure, manner of use, and advantages of theinvention will -be readily. apparent to thoseskilled inthe art from theforegoing description andthe accompanying illustration. Detail changes.may .of course be. made without substantially: altering'thestructuralprinciple or Vlessening.theipractical utility of the device,

and within the spirit and purview of the appended claims.

I claim: v

1. A music roll cartonV having a hinged to an inwardlyextending'hook'adaptedftoif engage behindthefheadpof thev spo'olflyi'ngadjacent to said coverjwherebyy said rollfiE is partial-lyfwithdrawnwhen-theVV cover :isy

openedyafnd also having' means to automatically center vthe, head oftlie spool/'relatively to the end openingof thecarton;v

2. A music roll cartonV havinga hinge'd end cover,- saidcover havingattached'there- 'f engage-*behind the lheadof the spool lying 'adjacent`to said cover whereby `said roll is partiallyl -withdrawn'.v whenthecov'er isv opened, and also having apair Yof inwardly vextending"lugsfadapted'to `engage'the head same-relatively totlie-endopening of the carton. p

of the spool Vand automatically centerthe 8. A music roll carton havinga hinged-'f end cover, said-cover having attached-to lts shaped l'andbent tov provide an inwardly inner iside an integralsheety metal`memb`er f' spool Y relatively to the endy `opening "of the 'cartoni Y Yroll carton y liavi-ng'vashinged i* 4. A music 'serving as guardstocenter the head oiitheL "105 end cover, said coverhaving-on" its innerf' side an integral sheet metalmeinber shaped; and bent to provide abodyistrip,- ian inwardly extending hook adapted 'to engageH4 l behind thehead"l of the spool lying adjacent'- to said cover, a pair of inwardlyextend-'-'l ing guards acting to` center the headV ofthe'l spoolrelatively to 'y the end opening of' the carton,.and'attachingprongs on;saidb'odyf strip adapted to secure the same'td said? 5. Almusic'rollcarto'n having f a: hin-ged Y end cover iformed with aiinger-hole,"said coverY having attached toits -innerside an inwardlyextendinghook adaptedl to engage Y behindv'a head of the spool, aspring-closed latch-bar mounted on said cover'and manu-5 allyretractable throughfsaid ltinger-'hola and a keeper'on thebody'bffsaidfcarton 'Y coperatingwith'said latch-bar toautomati-f callyfasten said cover against opening' n fwhen the same Vis closed.y

6. Ainusic roll cartonihaving a hinged end cover formed with afinger-hole, an inlatch-bar mounted on the inner side of said Wardlyextending hook attached to the incover and extending across saidfinger-hole, ner side of said cover and adapted to engage and a keeperon the body of said carton 10 behind a head of the spool, a pair ofincooperating with said latch-bar to auto- Wardly extending guide lugsserving to matioally fasten said cover against opening center the headof the spool relatively to the when the same is closed.

open end of the earton, a spring-closed ALBERT A. HUSEBY.

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